Hadley (name)
Hadley is a both a surname and a given name that is a transferred use of a place name of English origin that means “heather field.” The name has increased in popularity in recent years for girls in the United States and has ranked among the top 200 names used for American girls since 2011. Spelling variants such as Hadlee and Hadleigh are also in wide use.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Arthur Twining Hadley, American economist
- Arthur Hadley (footballer), English footballer
- Bert Hadley, American actor
- Byera Hadley, Australian architect and educator
- David Hadley, American businessman and former politician
- Della Hadley, American politician
- George Hadley meteorologist
- George Hadley (footballer), half-back for Southampton, Aston Villa, and Coventry City
- Hap Hadley, American artist
- Harry Hadley, England international footballer
- Henry Hadley (died 1914), "first British casualty" of World War I
- Henry Kimball Hadley, US composer
- Herbert S. Hadley, Governor of Missouri
- Jack Hadley, museum curator
- Jackson Hadley, American businessman and politician
- Jerry Hadley, American opera tenor
- Joe Hadley, American boxer
- John Hadley (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joshua Hadley, Republic of Texas politician
- Leila Hadley, American travel writer
- Len Hadley, American businessman
- Marian M. Hadley, librarian
- Patrick Hadley, British composer
- Paul Hadley, designer of the flag of Indiana, U.S.
- Paige Hadley, Australian netball player
- RJ Hadley, American activist
- Ray Hadley, Australian radio broadcaster
- Richard Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer
- Ron Hadley, American football player
- Ryan Hadley, Australian cricketer
- Stephen Hadley, United States National Security Advisor
- Thomas Jefferson Hadley, American Revolutionary war captain
- Tony Hadley, British pop singer and lead voice of Spandau Ballet during the 1980s
- William M. Hadley, American educator
Given name
- Hadley Arkes, American political scientist
- Hadley Castille, Musical artist
- Hadley Cantril, American psychologist
- Hadley Caliman, American jazz saxophone and flute player
- Hadley Delany, American actress
- Hadley Duvall, American reproductive freedom advocate
- Hadley Fraser, British theatre actor
- Hadley Freeman, UK fashion journalist
- Hadley Foster, American athletic administrator
- Hadley Gamble, American television journalist
- Hadley Hartmetz, American professional ice hockey player
- Hadley Hesus, Palauan politician
- Hadley Hinds, Barbadian sprinter
- Hadley Hicks, American sports coach and author
- Hadley Husisian, American épée fencer
- Hadley Kay, Canadian actor
- Hadley Luddy, American politician
- Hadley Belle Miller, American actress
- Hadley Richardson, first wife of Ernest Hemingway, grandmother to Margaux and Mariel Hemingway
- Hadley Robinson, American actress
- Hadley Tonga, Australian rugby player
- Hadley Brown Tremain, Canadian politician
- Hadley Wickham, data scientist and software developer
Fictional characters
- Byron Hadley, character in the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and its film adaptation The Shawshank Redemption
- Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, character in the TV series ''House''